A New Chapter: Wildernest

On June 2nd, 2016, Jay and I made one of the most important life and financial decisions we will ever make - our offer was accepted on 6 acres of Massachusetts wilderness to build our dream home on.

The dream I have worked so hard to achieve. The dream I have been dreaming since I was a little girl. It's actually happening, and we close on our new land in 14 more days.

With this land comes a new chapter to document here on the Wired Life blog, a chapter about the financial, emotional, and practical decisions that building a house entails. A chapter I want to share with you, just as I did my student loan journey.

My student loan journey, personal finance, and personal projects will still be subjects on here on the blog, but will now be joined by a category I am calling "Wildernest" - what will be my beautiful house in the woods.

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But we have the blueprints, the paint colors, & the dreams

Jay and I just got back from the Bristol County Registry of Deeds, where we closed on the 6 acres of land we made on offer on back in June. We now have the means to move forward with our journey and build the house of our dreams.

But back in June, when we discovered our property, things weren't as easy as they seemed.

Even protecting yourself from getting sued can get you sued!

Some of the things that come with waiting to build on our vacant land include dealing with insurance and how to protect ourselves from this sue-happy world. God forbid someone takes it upon themselves to explore our property, trips and gets hurt - everything we have ever worked for could be taken away in an instant.

Did you know telephone poles are made of gold?

Happy New Year! 2016 was a great year that started us on this journey and we're sad to see it go, but excited to see what 2017 will bring for our Wildernest. Currently, we're trying to get power to the property.

Wildernest Hive

One of the many reasons Jay and I decided to purchase land with so much acreage was so that we could eventually build a little homestead - a homestead where we could teach our future children the importance of self sustainability, hard work, and the growing up wild lifestyle we wish for them to have.

We successfully broke the law and couldn't be happier

July 10th has been my only concern this past month as we awaited our variance hearing. Every time I saw it on the calendar, or heard it in passing, it would trigger my anxiety and give me hot flashes. July 10th was the date of variance hearing, which I talked about it my last post.